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LOS ANGELES - Praising the "dedicated and courageous efforts" of local law enforcement officials, Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released the California Department of Justice's annual crime report for 2009, which continued the promising trend of declining crime rates in California, including a 6.6% reduction in the state's violent crime rate.
The 2009 figures, drawn from crime reports, show that crime rates have declined in every category of offense measured, from homicide (-8.9%) and robbery (-8.6%) to motor vehicle theft (-15.8%) and arson (-14.3%).
In fact, last year's drop marked the third consecutive year in which violent crime (-6.6%), property crime
(-10.1%), and larceny and theft (-6.5%) rates have all declined. Almost 20,000 fewer violent crimes were committed in 2009 than in 2006.
I guess all those illegal immigrants forgot that they're supposed to cause more crime instead of less. [/sarcasm]
That's right! Damn all those illegal immigrants coming here and living law-abiding quiet lives! How are we supposed to keep our crime rate high if they won't help by committing crimes!
Don't you hate it when facts get in the way of a good fear-mongering? The right-wing sure hates it!
Yes, the right has been ranting about the high crime rate in California because of the illegals. OOPS!
Well about time my home state get´s something correct. Would folks from Oregon and Nevada be considered illegals too?
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